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Studentoppgaver (HV) [145]
Master- og bacheloroppgaver i sykepleie / spesialsykepleie / helsevitenskap
Recent Submissions
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Differential Effectiveness of Atypical Antipsychotics on Hallucinations: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Most studies investigating antipsychotic effectiveness report either total psychopathology or symptom cluster findings. Studies focusing on a separate symptom, such as hallucinations, a hallmark symptom in ... -
User involvement in adolescents’ mental healthcare: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)More than one out of ten adolescents suffer from mental illness at any given time. Still, there is limited knowledge about their involvement in mental healthcare. Adolescents have the right to be involved in decisions ... -
Sykepleiere i helsetjenester i hjemmet – hvorfor fortsetter de i sin stilling?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sykepleiere som arbeider i helsetjenester i hjemmet har krav om høy kvalitet på sykepleieutøvelsen. Samtidig har Norge en sykepleiermangel og primærhelsetjenesten utfordringer med å rekruttere og beholde sykepleiere. Studien ... -
Improving ambulance coverage in a mixed urban-rural region in Norway using mathematical modeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04)Background Ambulance services play a crucial role in providing pre-hospital emergency care. In order to ensure quick responses, the location of the bases, and the distribution of available ambulances among these bases, ... -
Willingness to participate in alcohol prevention interventions targeting risky drinking employees. The WIRUS project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Background: The extent to which eligible individuals in a target population are willing to participate in interventions is important when evaluating the efficacy of public health interventions. Objectives: As part of a ... -
Enhancing student nurses’ clinical education in aged care homes: a qualitative study of challenges perceived by faculty staff
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Ageing populations are increasing the demand for geriatric care services. As nursing schools respond to this demand, more high-quality clinical placements are required, and aged care homes offer suitable placement sites. ... -
Patient and stakeholder involvement in resilient healthcare: an interactive research study protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Introduction Resilience in healthcare (RiH) is understood as the capacity of the healthcare system to adapt to challenges and changes at different system levels, to maintain high-quality care. Adaptive capacity is founded ... -
Compensation claims in pediatric orthopedics in Norway between 2012 and 2018: a nationwide study of 487 patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Background and purpose — In Norway all compensation claims based on healthcare services are handled by a government agency (NPE, Norsk Pasientskade Erstatning). We provide an epidemiological overview of claims within ... -
Metformin treatment response is dependent on glucose growth conditions and metabolic phenotype in colorectal cancer cells
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Cancer cells exhibit altered metabolism, a phenomenon described a century ago by Otto Warburg. However, metabolic drug targeting is considered an underutilized and poorly understood area of cancer therapy. Metformin, a ... -
Adult-Child Caregivers’ Motivations when Caring for Home-Dwelling Parents with Dementia
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)Background It is often seen as demanding to be an informal caregiver of a home-dwelling relative or friend with a long-term illness. Adult-child caregivers are important resources for both their ill parents and their ... -
How do Norwegian adolescents experience the role of social media in relation to mental health and well-being: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Background During the last decade, social media has permeated most parts of society. Adolescents are particularly active users of social media, and their use has been suggested as a contributing factor to mental health ... -
Through the looking glass of social media. Focus on self-presentation and association with mental health and quality of life. a cross-sectional survey-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)Social media (SOME) use among adolescents has been linked to mental health and well-being. SOME self-presentation has been highlighted as an important factor to better understand the potential links. The aims of this study ... -
Hepcidin and ferritin predict microbial etiology in community-acquired pneumonia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Background Iron is crucial for survival and growth of microbes. Consequently, limiting iron availability is a human antimicrobial defense mechanism. We explored iron and iron-related proteins as potential biomarkers in ... -
Managers’ role in supporting resilience in healthcare: a proposed model of how managers contribute to a healthcare system’s overall resilience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Purpose To discuss how managers contribute in promoting resilience in healthcare, and to suggest a model of managers' role in supporting resilience and elaborate on how future research and implementation studies can use ... -
miRNA normalization enables joint analysis of several datasets to increase sensitivity and to reveal novel miRNAs differentially expressed in breast cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Different miRNA profiling protocols and technologies introduce differences in the resulting quantitative expression profiles. These include differences in the presence (and measurability) of certain miRNAs. We present and ... -
Platelet microparticles protect acute myelogenous leukemia cells against daunorubicin-induced apoptosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)The role of platelets in cancer development and progression is increasingly evident, and several platelet–cancer interactions have been discovered, including the uptake of platelet microparticles (PMPs) by cancer cells. ... -
Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on academic performance in 14-year old adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial – the School in Motion study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Background School-based physical activity interventions evaluating the effect on academic performance usually includes children. We aimed to investigate the effect of a nine-month, school-based physical activity intervention ... -
Introducing fairness in Norwegian air ambulance base location planning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03)Background A primary task of the Norwegian helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) is to provide advanced medical care to the critical ill and injured outside of hospitals. Where HEMS bases are located, directly ... -
The complexity of lifestyle change, motivation, and health among participants in a Healthy Life Centre
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)Background: Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are lifestyle behaviours known to increase risk for non-communicable diseases and mental health problems, but many people struggle to overcome this lifestyle. Norway has ... -
How to stay motivated: A focus group study of Norwegian caregivers' experiences with community healthcare services to their parents with dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Motivation to provide care is a significant predictor of informal caregiving among family caregivers of persons with dementia. Adequate support is an important source of help and relief to caregivers, but fragmentation of ...
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